Been Dreaming - XV

I want you to think about your dreams

Because I’m in a room full of dreamers

Think about your dream right now, what you think about it

And envision it

Now ladies and gentlemen, let me share something with you

I do not believe that any of us have dreams

That were not given to us for the purpose of accomplishing those particular

dreams

And I want to share something with you that has changed my life

I started out as was indicated by

It’s a very humble beginning

I don’t know what that dream is that you have

I don’t care how far-fetched it might appear to be

I don’t care how disappointing it might have been

As you’ve been working towards that dream

But here’s what I know

That that dream that you’re holding in your mind

That it’s possible

Let’s say that together please, that it’s possible

See sometimes we can’t say «I can do that»

But what we can say, is that it’s possible

I been dreaming I slipped man I been dreaming I fall

I been dreaming I tripped every time that I call

I been dreaming of money I been dreaming of cars

I been dreaming of dream girls that only date stars

I been dreaming these dreams since my beginning of living

I been dreaming of winning, jackpot full of millions

I been dreaming in day time they say that I’m tired

I been dreaming like real life has finally expired

I been dreaming of pit fulls of fools in fire

I been dreaming of pitbulls, and wolves and tigers

What’s that mean I wondered?

I been dreaming of snakes

Ain’t even seen the jungle.

But I dreamed I was an ape

I dreamed I was a king.

I dreamed I was a great

I dreamed I was on time.

I dreamed that you would wait

I dreamed I saw the sunrise on top of a lake

I dreamed til' I saw a gun rise in front of my face.

Bow!

How you niggaz feel about a villain now?

When it’s in your building now?

When it is yo children, now!

I been in the breeze, Mr. Freeze, I been chilling out

Mama hit her knees in the streets when they wheeled 'em out

Figured out…

Life ain’t all a dream, nice ain’t all it seems

Wife ain’t always Queen, price on all these things

They threw rice, now wife threw wedding ring

Ego Bruised put Ice on everything

He went to school had a problem with some dudes

Took his shoes, now he moves with a knife by any means

Cars passing, Broadway, where broads casting

Politiccin' all night like Larry King

Who these little niggaz think they is, we just really kids

Sippin' lean, only dream now of killing things

Mood as fuck, lose ya luck, tryna fool with us

We was young bucks but those buck shots grew us up

Knew it’s tough but diamonds is shinin' through the rough

Come off the ground so polished like my shoes was buffed

Drop gems like Adam Sandler, every jewel uncut

Every day’s a play, every move is up

They say nothin' comes to a sleeper but a dream

Boy, I had to the cut the strings, it wasn’t the toughest thing

Cuz I’ll never be no puppet for the green

Come into the scene, like fuck it, I’m a king, what you mean, nigga?!